red chucks

I started a new online class over at Studio Calico with Amy Tan... Stretch Your Kit. I decided to dig into a few things in my kit I hadn't gotten to yet.  I've been dying to use that wood veneer alpha! this picture is Evan when he was nearly 4. He'll be 10 this summer... where has the time gone? Anyway, he was in love with these red chucks :)

Papers: ABCs & New Shoes: Fancy Pants
Love Bird & Alphabet Soup: Studio Calico
Stagecoach: October Afternoon
Bag: Mish Mash
Tags: Martha Stewart
Happy Days Circle Garland & Kraft Banner: My Mind's Eye
Wood Veneer Alpha: Studio Calico
Ruler Ribbon & Tiny Attatcher: Tim Holtz
Flair: A Flair for Buttons
Stamps: Staples

are you scrapbooking this weekend?  we have things here & there to do, but I'm hoping to get in some extra time to play over the next few days.  have a great weekend & don't forget all the great stuff going on at DHD! The Super Gallery Bowl is still going on... great sales, challenges, dollar days & I'll be in the chat room Sunday at 12 pm mountain if you want to join me! They'll be a prize if you're there & we always have riveting conversations!!! {wink wink} hehee :)

{robyn}

news, layouts, etc

ok, so a little mish mash of info here today.

first up... this started today at DHD

& my first dollar kit is up today

{by shannon} using the script

{by me} using the block {I took inspiration from the layout in this gallery}

I also used on this layout the freebie Hello Love Flair, LoveLoveLove papers, InStitches Bright Basics & Neutral Basics & Tag You're It + elements & papers from this new mini kit I created that popped up today at One Story Down {which is free if you complete the girl vs scrap challenge shown on this post}

here's another layout I did with some of the stuff in the kit too...

I also used some things from LoveLoveLove & another Karla Dudley Protector set. & yes, I'm addicted to labels... I'm blaming it on my paper stash... I was inspired I guess ;)

here's a page from Shannon's Project Life album where she used some of the Let's Go too!

psssstttttt.... look for more of the Let's Go coming soon to DHD :)

talk to you soon!

{robyn}

project life. week 4. jan 22-28.

so, this week, I started wondering... what would my Project Life pages look like in digital? maybe not the exact layout & format that I've been doing in paper, but just wondering what I could do. if I'd be happy with the results, what kind of time I'd put into it vs paper, plus, I was really wanting to try out some digi items I've done recently in the PL format & see how I liked them {plus sort of seeing what I'm wanting/needing to create}.  I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm not totally sure which way I'm going to go... stay with paper, switch to the digital, or maybe I'll just mix the two? I'm enjoying saving the kids' papers & some of the "extras" we have from the week, so I know they will still find their way into some inserts. I started out trying a few different things. I tried putting it into the format that I've been using {design A}, but finally went with the Protectors Set 1 from Karla Dudley.  I created a layout with them before & just loved how they looked. Of course it's smaller overall, but I just placed it on the Grid paper from my Everyday paper kit. I like how I feel like I'm still fitting everything into the little pockets.

so here is page 1...

on this page I've used elements from the Everyday kits, LoveLoveLove, HelloLove, Kraft Funday & Party, Tag You're It all from my shop & a tag from Jen Allyson, a tag & sticker from Karla Dudley & part of a journaling card from Paislee Press. Papers are from Kraft Party, Everyday & LoveLoveLove from my shop.

& page 2

on this page I used elements from LoveLoveLove, HelloLove, Kraft Funday, Everyday & InStitches Freebie from my shop & also used a few tags from Karla Dudley's a Life Recorded. Papers are from Kraft Party, Everyday & LoveLoveLove from my shop. I also used Gennifer Bursett's Toolbox shadow styles.

in the end, I probably ended up spending as much time as I usually do per week, but that also included time i put into figuring out my layout, etc. I did save time when it came to not having to photograph & edit photos of the pages, which was nice. I think since I have a layout figured out, I'd probably save quite a bit of time on the following pages.

soooo, what do you think?

{robyn}

Big fun & great deals at DHD

Once again this year, we're doing the Super Gallery Bowl at Design House Digital! here's the details...

This week, have we got a SUPER event for you… in celebration of the Super Bowl we have some fun and games of our own – scrappy style!  Here’s what is going on Sunday, January 29th – Monday, February 6th at Design House Digital:

• 25% off Everything In the Shop

• Super Bowl-inspired Challenges

• Hosted Chats on Super Bowl Sunday (all times in MST):

Saturday, February 4th
12 PM – Jen Allyson
1 PM – Karen Funk
2 PM – Karla Dudley
3 PM – Shannon Hegarty
4 PM – Erica Coombs

Sunday, February 5th
12 PM – Robyn Meierotto<<<that's me!
1 PM – Allison Waken
2 PM – Katherine Hansen
3 PM – Sarah Schmutz
4 PM – Gennifer Bursett

• The Super Gallery Bowl Prizes:

Play along all week long in our Super Bowl-inspired challenges, and you could win a $5 gift certificate to DHD. In addition, one Super Gallery Bowl Grand Prize Winner will receive Photoshop Elements 10! This winner will be chosen from all qualifying* layouts submitted to the Super Gallery Bowl challenges this week. That’s right… the more challenges you complete, the better your chances to win!

*Qualifying layouts must contain 100% DHD product and be inspired by the challenge. Upload layouts to the Super Gallery Bowl 2012 Gallery for entry in the grand prize drawing, and post a link to your layout in the individual challenge threads to be entered for the gift certificate prizes. Layouts must be submitted by 11:59PM MST on February 6th.

ALSO... just a heads up that we are once again doing the February Dollar Deals too! So, starting Wednesday, BRAND NEW $1 kits EVERY DAY from the DHD designers! whoo hoo! grab them up in February, though, because once March hits, they're back to normal price!

{robyn}

project life. week 3. jan 15-21.

week 3.

here we go:

page 1

Saturday it snowed & on Sunday the kids finally had some measurable snow to play in & I caught Collin & Lydia out playing in our driveway. We also worked at finally getting our Christmas decorations put away. It was up for over 2 months. It was time. Monday Evan & Lydia didn't have school, so we went on a morning trip to a few stores & then I treated them to lunch. Evan has been asking for a long time to go to Wendy's.  Lydia was most excited about the TruMoo chocolate milk. The girl is a commercial junkie. I saved part of the packaging that Evan's burger came in & sewed it on the card.  The same day I caught a photo of the sun streaming through the clouds when we were leaving to pick Collin up at school & added the quote from Lydia. Also caught a pic of the girl & her new favorite trick of riding the rail, the love of her life, Froggy, a card with a quick overview of the week & pieces of a states test Evan took & a note from his teacher about the tests.  We've been in non-stop study mode for states & capitols tests.

page 2

Thursday was a busy day. Lydia had a dentist appt first thing in the morning {no cavities}.  Right next door to our dentist is Target {with Starbucks inside}. We had a while before we had to be anywhere, so we checked out toys, clothes, whatever & I enjoyed some Starbucks too.  Then we were off to Evan's school for his Invention Convention.  They start before Christmas break on planning & inventing, so it was great to finally see it all come together.  He created a revolving closet {the model is a mini version} & everyone seemed to have good things to say about it. I loved his "commercial" line "It's like a deposit for your clothes" so I included that on a label.  Other things were a picture of Lydia doing her homework before school one morning {she insists that she do it herself now}, a piece of her homework that was in her backpack {the week before was L week, which she's been waiting for all year}, a pic I took while playing scrabble with Evan & his chosen first word, which I put on the folded up paper we used to keep score.  Friday night Lydia decided she wanted a sleepover at my sister's house, so I took a pic of us leaving to take her there, along with her haul, which, of course, included her huge frog & a text conversation with my sister.  I also made sure I got my sister to take some pics of Lydia while she was there & she sent me the sweet photo of her sleeping {with a photo of grandma & grandpa that she brought along}. Saturday night Dan & I had a much needed date night.

& a few inserts. Lydia's photocopier art from school.

& a letter Lydia wrote to Dan {via my sister when she had a sleepover} so cute. the next insert is the scoring for Evan's invention from the judges.

& I flipped the written comments from the judges & put it on the other side.

so week 3 done. week 4 is already in the works.  I had week 3 about 95% done since Sunday, but trying to catch up on design work & kids' homework definitely slowed things up this week.  I also think I need to change the way I photograph my pages... any hints for me?

{robyn}